Magazine fire-arm



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SPENCER.

MAGAZINE PIRE ARM. l

No. 310,328. Patented Jan. 6, 1885.

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MAGAZINE PIRE ARM.

Patented Jan. 6

Itza/eww?? GEORGE N. SPENCER, OF JACKSON, llIICIIIGAN.

MAGAZINE FiREHARM.

EFECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,328, dated January 6, 1885.

Application filed June El, 185i. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE N. Srnivenn, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Jackson, county of Jackson, State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Magazine Fire-Arms, of' which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to eiiect certain improvements in this class of fire-arms, to facilitate the operation.

The principal improvei'nents pertain to the magazine andthe mechanism for handling the cartridges.

In the drawings forming a part of this specifieation, Figure lis a broken side elevation ofthe arm, with portions removed, showing the internal construction; Fig. 2, the same with a change in the position of parts illustrating the operation. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of Fig. l on line l l, with portions left full;

Fig. 4, a broken section on line 2 2 in Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a detail enlarged in perspective; Fig. G, a broken elevation of the arm, showing the side opposite to that in Figs. l and 2, with side inclosure of the magazine removed; 7 and l0, details in enlarged perspective; Fig. S, broken portion of the maga-zine enlarged; Fig. 9, rear end view of magazine with porw tions broken away; Fig. ll, a broken hori zontal section ol" the breech and a top view of the magazine.

The barrel and stock are shown connected with the breech by the illustrations A B, which parts may be ol' any suitable form applicable to such iirearms.

With the extension F ol' the lnfeecll-i'i'a11ie, which supports the barrel A, is connected a hand-plate, I), in a manner to slide forward and back, Fig. 6. \Vith. this hand-plate is connected on'one side of the fire-arm, Fig. l, an operating-bar, m, having certain peculiar features, hereinafter described. On the outer side of the fire-arm, Fig. (i, is connected with said hand-plate a bar, e, which bar operates the mechanism which controls the cartridge supply. rilhis hand-plate I) is provided with a lock-trigger, D, the hooked end of which is adapted to catch in gains oi the groove g, as in Fig. l, to hold the lock-plate and its connecting parts from contingent accidental displacement.

In the internal chamber of the breech, Fig. 4, is located a cartridge-carriage, a. This carriage is semi-tubular in form, the open side being to receive the cartridges c. The carriage is supported by curved straps ff, loosely lo cated through loops o t', Fig. l0, said straps being secured at one end to a vertically-sliding plate, J, located at the side of the breechchamber, Figs. 3, 4. By this means the carriage may be carried up and down in the breech-chamber and rotated in its circular supports j" to both receive a cartridge, e, Fig. 3, and to clear the breech-block G when the latter is carried forward. One side, a, is extended and thrown out ot` the line of the curve, to conflict with the cartridge-shell c" during the upward movement of the carriage, tossing it out, as at c", Figs. 2 and 4..

rFhe sliding plate .I is provided with a slot, n., as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l0, in which slot the elbowed end or the pivoted L- lever d is loosely located. Said elbowed end plays in a slot through the wall E of the breech-chamber, Figs. l, 2, il., when carrying the cartridge-carriage a up into the upper part of the breech-chamber. rlhe lever d is provided with a tension-spring, e, and is thrown up in its action to raise the cartridgecarriage a by a shoulder on the under side of the operating-bar m coming in Contact with it during the backward movement of said bar, as shown in Fig. 2. rlhe breech-block C is thrown backward by contact with a shoulder on the upper side of said bar during said movement, as in Fig. 2. rlhe breech-block is provided with the usual dischargiug-needle, of which no description is here needed. The tire-arm is provided with the usual hammer, Y, and trigger T, as well. rIhe operating-bar m has a pivoted lever, o', which coniiicts with the breech-block during the forward movement of the operating-bar m, carrying said breech-block forward. is the bar mcont-inues to move forward after the breech-block is in place, the lever o rises up fin a recess in the breech, as in Fig. l.

lI is a pivoted spring-actuated block for locking the breech-block C against a rebound when firing, the forward end of said block, when in the position shown in Fie. 1, being located in a recess in the under side of the IOO l the hook end B oi" tlie bar m.

breech-block C. (Not here shown.) The block H has a laterally-extended pin which enters this hook are angled diagonally to the line of bar m, by which means, when the bar m is carried forward the block H is thrown up in the recess in the breech-block above referred to. A rearwardly-extended lever, S, is connected with the pivoted block H, the rear end of which lever operates and holds the springactuated lock device c', Figs. 1 and 2. Thus when the bar m is carried forward, throwing up the forward end of the pivoted block H,

the end of lever S' throws the lock device e" back, unlocking the trigger T, as in Fig. 1. In Fig. 2 the trigger is shown locked to prevent its being accidentally pulled previous to firing. One side of the breech-chamber has an opening for the admission of the cartridges c into said chamber from the magazine D. This opening may be closed with a door, L, hinged to the breech-chamber wall, Figs. 3, 4. The magazine shown at D has an incline bottom to allow the cartridges c to roll ont of a door at the lower end of the wall of the magazine opposite to the door leading into the breech-chamber. Vhen the magazine is not connected with the gun, this door may be closed by slide 7L', or by any suitable means.

The magazine is provided with a lug onl each end, one of which is caught in a niche in the wall E of the breech, Fig. 11, and the other is caught in a hook, w, of the springactuated bar c. This bar c" is located between the wall E and the magazine D in a groove in said wall, Figs. 6,11. This arrangement holds the magazine connected with the breech in proper place. The magazine may be provided with one or more compartments of a proper width to hold a tier of cartridges, c, one piled above another. In Figs. 3 and 4t two compartments are shown, the wall u between them having a hinged door, a', at the bottom leading from one of the compartments into the other. This door u is held closed by a pivoted lever, t, actuated by a spring,t, and held by the first tier of cartridges, Figs. 3, S. lVhen the cartridges of the rst tier have all been used, the upper end of lever tis forced inward bythe spring t, asin dotted lines in Fig. 8, and the cartridges, by the force of gravity behind the door, force it open and roll into the breech-chamber. The hooked end of bar c carries arod, z, which is located through a curved slot in the breech-wall below the magazine, Fig. 6. lV ith one end of said rod, on the outside of the wall, is connected a pivoted V- lever, a, adapted to be thrown up in the passage-way ofthe cartridges c, Figs. 3.and6, when the hand-plate P is carried forward-,thus preventing further movement of said cartridge out of the magazine until proper time. Vith the other end of rod z is connected a lever, b, which is adapted to be swung down at the same time lever a is swung up, Fig. 3, and vice versa, as in Fig. 4. The Lipper end of the lever b is provided with a hook which en- Tlie sides of gages the edge of the carriage a during the downward movement of said lever b, which action revolves the carriage, bringing its open side in position to receive the cartridge set free by the removal of the leverpb from the upright position seen in Fig. 4:.

Any well-known mechanism may be used for drawing the cartridge-shell out ofthe barrel after firing. None is here shown. The shell is thrown out as the carriage a goes up, and the upper side of said carriage,coming in contact with the shell, throws it out of the breech-chamber, Figs. at and 2. Vhen the breech-block O is carried forward,it forces the cartridge into the barrel A, as in other tirearms. lDuring said movement of the breechblocli the lower side thereof confiicts with the edge a and slanting corner x of the carriage a, revolving said carriage to the position shown by dotted lines in the upper part of the breech-chamber in Fig. 3, and also forces said carriage down to its lower position in the chamber,where it receivesacartridge. It is at this time that the hooked end of lever b performs its function of revolving the carriage to receive a cartridge, above referred to.

The magazine may be provided with an indicator-hand or pointer, S, connecting with the swinging door n, Fig. 9, to show when the first compartment is empty, which fact is -indicated when the hand is in the dotted position in said figure, the door a being then open.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. A fire-arm provided with a verticallyplaying cartridgecarriage having an open side to receive the cartridges, and adapted to rotate in its supports, a sliding breech-block, means for operating said carriage and breechbloclnand a magazine adapted for the passage of cartridges therefrom into said carriage by the force of gravity, all substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination, with a fire-arm and a substantially semi-tubular vertically-movable cartridge-carriage adapted to rotate in its supports, means for operating .said carriage, a movable breech-block, and means for operating said breech-block, of a magazine adapted for the passage of cartridges therefrom by the force of gravity, substantially as set forth.

3. In a fire-arm, a magazine having compartments, the separating-partition of which is provided with a hinged door, in combination with a tilting lever, which, when held in position by the front tier of cartridges, holds said door closed, and when said tier of cartridges is removed tilts, releasing the-door,

, whereby the latter may be forced open by the pressure of cartridges in the rear thereof,sub stantially as set forth.

4. A lire-arm having a breech-chamber and sliding breech-block, a substantially semi-tubular cartridge-carriage adapted to rotate in its bearings and to play vertically,a magazine adapted for the passage of cartridges there- ICO IIO

from into seid Carriage, alternately-operating levers in the Cartridge-passage to Control the eurtridgesupply, a pivoted lever for operuting said supply-levers, a sliding` handplete, and Connecting sliding bars for operating both the pivoted lever and breech-bleek, substau` tially es set forth.

5. The combination of n. firearm, u niagazine adapted for the passage of cartridges therefrom into the breeeli-chmnber, levers in the curtridgepassuge for Controlling the eartridge-supply, n. pivoted lever for operating the supply-levers, :i sliding,` hund-plete, a sliding bur connecting the hand-plate for 0pereting said pivoted lever, fr vertically-play ing eertridgeearriage, levers for supporting the Carriage in au operative manner, a sliding breeelrbloek, a pivoted spring-actuated breeeh-loeking bloelgand a sliding operating bar connecting with the hund e plate and adapted to operate the breech-block, the earriege-supporting levers, and the breech-lool:- ing` block, all substantially as set forth.

In av firearm, the combination of u sliding breech-bleek, u trigger, n spring-uetuuted triggerloek, n. pivoted lever for both operating and holding` the trigger-leek and for loeking the breeelrbloek against a rebound, und a. sliding handplute and connecting-bar for 0peruting the pivoted lever and sliding breechbloek, substantially us set forth.

7 In ztfire-arm,the combination of a breech chamber having e recess in the upper forward portion, u sliding,` breeeh-bloek,zt sliding,` handplztte, and au operating-bar eonneeted to said hand-plate end provided with a pivoted lever, which engages the breech-block during` the forward movement of the operatingbar, can rying` said breech-'block forward to place, and after said :Lotion Venters the chamber-recess, whereby the operating-bar muy be carried on forward, substantially as set forth.

In testimony of the foregoing' I have hereunto subscribed my neme in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE N. SPENCER lVitnesses:

A. J. BARRETT, JOHN H. CHA-isn. 

